The trick is to pull back the curtain and find out which ones they keep.

BolehVPN is no different. Their homepage claims “No Logs Policy” like most others.

The “Logging Policy” section in their Terms of Service gives us another glimpse, though.

https://www.bolehvpn.net/terms-of-service/

They start out by admitting that they log “general traffic,” but don’t parse it out on an individual level.

Except, if they suspect unusual activity. If they think someone is abusing the service, they’ll turn on individual logging to troubleshoot (while claiming that they don’t disclose it to third parties).

Understandably, they also won’t hesitate to terminate someone’s account if they see that they’re abusing the service.

So they do keep some logs. And using a VPN isn’t an excuse (or protection) against illegal activities.

Claims To Be Located in Seychelles, But in Malaysia?

If you remember from the intro, BolehVPN is located in Malaysia but under the jurisdiction of the Seychelles.

Their Terms of Service indicates that they have “offshore jurisdiction” and their service is “governed by the law of Seychelles.”

Their warrant canary expands on that, claiming, “BolehVPN is subject to Seychelles law and not subject to laws such as the US Patriot Act.”

So that’s the tricky part, here. From our initial search, it doesn’t look like they have any actual physical operation in the Seychelles.

Our guess is that they’re using some offshore incorporation for tax and regulatory advantages, and also as a sales point for user privacy.

When we bought their VPN, we found out that the payment went to BolehVPN Sdn Bhd, which is located in Malaysia:

The only caveat are servers marked “Surfing-Streaming” and “BolehGEO,” which are setup to handle different types of traffic. So you need to make sure you’re connecting to the right servers for P2P use.

What Devices Are Supported?

BolehVPN has recently increased their number of simultaneous connections to three (up from two under one account).

To be honest, that’s kinda middle of the road.

Some others we’ve reviewed, like NordVPN, will double that number with six.

They have strong documentation for almost all operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. But some will require a bit more heavy lifting than others:

Windows Installation and Mac – Easy to install for everyone.

Linux – Good to go!

iOS and Android – Some techy know-how required.

A simple workaround for the three device limit is to setup BolehVPN with a router. This way, your entire internet connection only technically counts as a single device. And then you can connect as many as you’d like after the fact.

BolehVPN works with AsusWRT Merlin OpenVPN Clients and DD-WRT. The installation guides are thorough, with lots of helpful screenshots. However, you might need a little experience with routers as a prerequisite.

No Dedicated iOS Client

Most VPN services offer native clients for each device or platform.

That means you’ll (a) use their service more frequently, and (b) possibly have to purchase an additional account if you go over the allowable connection limit.

You can install a third-party app, OpenVPN Connect, and connect through it. But then you also have to get your hands dirty in downloading inline keys and configs on a computer, before then moving them to your iOS device using iTunes.

It looks like a hassle if you’re technical. And if you’re not? Don’t waste your time.

TOR Compatible

The Onion Router (TOR) is perfect for concealing your location.

It uses several relay points spread out across the globe to mask your true location.

The problem is that it doesn’t really offer you a whole lot of protection around that. Connecting to a VPN will give you that added security boost, without any of the drawbacks.

Not only is BolehVPN compatible with TOR, but they also take a step further to recommend you connect through their service first, before TOR. (As opposed to TOR > VPN > Internet.)

https://blog.bolehvpn.net/tor-over-vpn-vpn-over-tor-which-is-better/

Is BolehVPN Simple To Use?

Installing a BolehVPN client for the first time was a breeze.

Instead, the problems popped up afterward.

For whatever reason, we kept having issues when trying to establish a connection with one of their servers. We kept getting the same “Unknown error” notification, which required us to go dig through the logs to figure out what was going on.

unknown error

Why didn’t we just get in touch with support?

Well, we tried that too. But I’ll leave that for the last section below.

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4 user reviews for BolehVPN

Rush 9/10December 17, 2018

Torrent friendly VPN!

Have been using BolehVPN quite a while now. There have been few hickups along the way but their support has been helpful in solving my issues. Furthermore, I can torrent on their FullyRouted servers!

Awesome 10/10December 9, 2018

The Best VPN

I have being using it for a year and i am very satisfying with customer support and the service! I am very satisfy with BolehVPN price because it's very affordable and have great privacy.

Mohd Noor Amin 10/10November 14, 2018

Using BolehVPN in UAE

Been using BolehVPN since 2014. My old company required me to stay in China, I bought BolehVPN to use gmail and Facebook. Then I continue to use in UAE. I could use WhatsApp call feature without any lagging. Back in Malaysia, my wife uses mainly for PopcornTime without any hassle. Good job!

Chuck Finley 9/10August 14, 2018

Had BolehVPN for a few years and had little trouble with it.

I've had BolehVPN for a few years and have had little trouble with it. For the first few months the VPN had trouble connecting and I was on with customer support 3 or 4 times to fix it (customer support varied from instant to never contacting me, but when they did contact me, the problem was fixed). Since then I have had little issue with this VPN. Once in a while a particular server that they use will go under (such as the server in China that slowed down during the Chinese internet attack a year or so ago, but the VPN was obviously not at fault for that) and I will have to change to another one when connecting, but other than this, the VPN is typically very fast and reliable.